[CRITICAL EVALUATION OF THE ABILITY TO DIAGNOSE PERIPROSTHETIC INFECTION IN A MEDICAL SYSTEM IN ISRAEL].

Introduction: Prosthetic joint infection is a dangerous complication of joint replacement arthroplasty. Besides its catastrophic consequences, differentiating a deep infection from other complications is not always trivial due to lack of clinical signs of infection, inaccurate tests, lab-dependent analysis, variable normal values and ongoing dispute in the literature regarding the recommended diagnosis algorithm.

Aims: The purpose of this study was to examine the diagnosis algorithm in our medical center.